(NEW YORK CITY) Certificate issued to a New York City volunt

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(NEW YORK CITY.) Certificate issued to a New York City volunteer fireman. Illustrated engraved certificate, 15 1/2 x 12 inches, completed in manuscript for fireman James G. Reynolds, and signed by Jacob Morton as clerk of the common council; 2 repaired closed tears (3 and 1 inches), toning, mount remnants on verso. New York, 2 December 1816

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This certificate reads "These are to certify that James G. Reynolds is pursuant to law nominated and appointed one of the firemen of the City of New York," for membership in fire company No. 32. It was engraved in March 1807 by Peter Maverick after a drawing by Archibald Robertson, with a mythological scene featuring Poseidon and the caption "Voluntary Aid" above, and a stirring fire-fighting scene below.